How to make ketchup at home for the winter

Ketchup is a great addition to almost any dish. It gives treats a bright taste and aroma.

And preparing this sauce will not be difficult; it can be prepared even by a housewife for whom preparing food for the winter is a difficult task.

It would seem, what could be simpler? You just need to properly prepare the tomatoes, peel them, grind them, season them with spices and boil them. That's it, delicious ketchup at home for the winter and more is ready!

And so that its preparation does not cause difficulties, we offer several recipes with photos.

Traditional recipe for the winter

What you need for cooking:

• Tomatoes - 3 kilograms;
• Half a glass of granulated sugar;
• ½ large spoon of salt;
• Cloves – 2-3 pieces;
• 10 coriander peas;
• Allspice – 10 peas;
• Table vinegar – 100 ml.

How to make ketchup at home:

1. First, we sort out the tomatoes, rinse them in cold water to remove any dirt;
   
2. Next, remove the stalks from the fruits, cut the tomatoes into small pieces;
   
3. Place the tomatoes in a medium-sized container, you can add a little water so that the tomatoes do not burn during the cooking process;
4. Place the pan on the stove and leave to cook;
   
5. After the vegetables begin to boil, reduce the heat to medium and leave to cook under the lid closed for about 20 minutes;
6. Remove the container from the stove, transfer the boiled tomatoes to a sieve and begin to grind. This will help get rid of skins and seeds;
   
7. Transfer the grated tomato mixture into the same pan, place on low heat and leave to cook for 1 hour;
8. The mixture should have a thick consistency, so it can be boiled for a little over an hour;
9. Next, put all the spices on a small piece of gauze. We tie the edges of the gauze, as a result, the spices should be placed in a small bag of gauze material;
10. Place the bag of spices in the tomato mixture, also add salt, granulated sugar, and table vinegar;
11. Boil the mixture for another 10 minutes, while the heat should be at a low level;
    
12. Wash the ketchup jars thoroughly, clean all sides with baking soda from various contaminants and be sure to sterilize them;
13. Place the finished ketchup into jars and screw on the lids;
    
14. The sauce should be stored in a cool place - in a cellar or refrigerator.
    

Making spicy ketchup

Ingredients for preparation:

• Tomatoes – 8 kilograms;
• 5 kilograms of bell pepper;
• 4 kilograms of onions;
• 2 garlic heads;
• Half a pod of hot pepper;
• Granulated sugar – 500 grams;
• 4 large spoons of salt;
• 5 peas of allspice;
• Black peppercorns - 8 pieces;
• 5 buds of cloves;
• 3-4 bay leaves;
• 1.5 large spoons of table vinegar 9%;
• Gauze material.

How to prepare ketchup with a piquant taste at home for the winter:

1. If you are preparing a large amount of ketchup at one time, then it is better to use a large saucepan for cooking. If there are no large containers, then you can use two medium pans;
2. Prepare tomatoes and bell peppers. We thoroughly wash everything in cool water to remove dirt and dust;
3. Next, cut the pepper, remove all the seeds, cut off the stalks. Cut the vegetable into small pieces;
4. Tomatoes need to be cut into medium slices;
5. Peel the onion and cut into small slices;
6. Prepared and chopped vegetables must be passed through a meat grinder. The result should be a thick mixture from which ketchup will be prepared in the future;
7. Prepare the spices. Allspice, black pepper, cloves, and bay leaves should be placed in a small piece of gauze material and tied. As a result, all the vegetables will end up in a small bag, which we will place in the container with the vegetable mixture. With this method, the spices will not float in the ketchup, and during cooking, an aroma will be released from the bag, which will give a bright taste to the sauce;
8. Pour the vegetable mixture into a large saucepan, place a bag of spices there and set to boil on the stove;
9. Wash half of the hot pepper pod and place it in a container with tomato;
10. We peel the heads of garlic and pass the peeled cloves through a crusher. Place the garlic in the tomato, salt and granulated sugar, cover with a lid, reduce the heat and leave to boil;
11. As soon as the mixture has boiled down by 1/3, remove the splits and grind everything through a sieve. This will get rid of excess skins and seeds. Don't forget to remove the bag of spices;
12. Pour the homogeneous tomato mass into a container and place it on the stove. Close the lid and leave to cook over low heat. The mixture should boil down by another 1/3;
13. About 10 minutes before the end of cooking, add table vinegar, stir and boil until tender;
14. Ketchup jars should be thoroughly rinsed, cleaned, and be sure to sterilize, this will ensure long-term storage of the product;
15. Place the finished ketchup in jars, screw on the lids and store in a cool place.

How to make spicy ketchup at home for the winter

Let's prepare the following:

• 3 kilograms of meaty tomatoes;
• Hot chili pepper – 3 pods;
• 1 large heaped spoon of salt;
• 150 grams of granulated sugar;
• 1 large spoon of 9% table vinegar;
• Allspice in peas – 10 pieces;
• 10 pieces of black pepper.

Let's start preparing spicy ketchup:

1. We wash the tomatoes from dirt and cut them into small pieces;
2. Transfer the tomato pieces into a saucepan and let them stand until they release their juice;
3. Next, put the container on the stove and boil over low heat for 40 minutes;
4. Meanwhile, wash the chili peppers and cut into small pieces. Add to tomatoes;
5. About 15 minutes before the end, add black and allspice peas;
6. Then remove the tomato mixture from the stove, transfer it to a sieve and grind;
7. Pour the ground mass into a saucepan, put it on the stove and boil again;
8. As soon as it boils, add salt, table vinegar and granulated sugar. Mix everything and boil for 15 minutes;
9. We pre-rinse and sterilize the jars. Pour the mixture into glass containers and close with lids;
10. We store the spicy ketchup in the cellar or refrigerator.

Prepare a delicious sauce with apples

What you need for cooking:

• Tomatoes – 4 kilograms;
• Apples – 500 grams;
• 500 grams of onions;
• Sugar – 250 grams;
• 1.5 large spoons of salt;
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon;
• 2 pieces of cloves;
• A pinch of ground red pepper;
• 1 glass of table vinegar.

How to prepare ketchup with apples at home for the winter:

1. Wash tomatoes and apples and cut into small pieces. We clean the rosettes with seeds from the apples;
2. Peel the onion and cut into medium slices;
3. We pass vegetables with apples through a meat grinder;
4. We put everything in a container and put it on the stove. Boil for 2 hours;
5. Next, add cloves, cinnamon, salt, granulated sugar and leave to cook for another 1.5 hours;
6. About 15 minutes before the end of cooking, add table vinegar and ground pepper to the mixture;
7. We prepare glass containers, wash and sterilize them;
8. Place the prepared ketchup in jars and close the lids;
9. Ketchup should be stored in a cool place - in a cellar or refrigerator.

For ketchup, you should use fleshy tomatoes of good ripeness.

To thicken the sauce during the cooking process, you can add a little starch.

You can store the blanks in jars or plastic bottles.

Be sure to prepare ketchup at home for the winter using these recipes. The sauce turns out delicious and will perfectly complement any dish - meat, fish, vegetables, appetizers.

Everyone in your family will love it, so start making this spicy addition to your meals now!